KAE a leading strategic marketing and research consultancy and
Toluna, a global pioneer in online polls, surveys and opinions have
teamed up to release a major new study illustrating how large
manufacturers could lose out if Apple launches a physical TV set.

Overall, the study highlighted that 25% of consumers in the US find
the idea appealing and would buy it once it becomes commercially
available - compared to 30% in the UK. Consumers that already own at
least one Apple device are more likely to buy an Apple TV set, 2 in 5
(US 38% - UK 43%) find the idea appealing and would purchase should the
product become available.

Lee Powney, Chief Commercial Officer
at KAE said:

"The huge potential of an Apple TV set, although
impressive, should not be seen in isolation. Such a move would be an
incredibly powerful extension of the iOS platform, accessed via a more
compelling device option than Apple's current offering (Apple TV).
It would create new monetisation opportunities for developers and
accessory manufacturers by bringing the Apple experience further into
the home. This would strengthen both the ecosystem and the benefits that
consumers derive from owning many differing Apple devices. Will Apple do this? The pressure to maintain the lion's share of preference from ecosystem members and create additional device-to-device interaction benefits for consumers means it should do this, and must do this."

Sony, Samsung and LG are the market-leading brands most likely to
suffer should Apple decide to launch its mooted Apple TV concept. In the
UK, a sizeable 38% of current Sony TV owners and 36% of Samsung TV
owners claimed they find the idea of an Apple TV appealing and would buy
one. In the US, the brand most at risk from the concept is LG, where 3
in 10 (31%) of owners would be likely to convert should an Apple TV
become available.

Approximately 3 in 5 US consumers questioned who were very likely to
buy the TV said they trust Apple to produce a high quality TV set (59%),
a sentiment echoed by UK consumers (62%). Design also features highly
in respondents' reasons to purchase with over half of all those likely
to buy claiming that Apple's reputation in ground-breaking design would
no doubt also be used in TV (52% in US and 58% in the UK).

MD of KAE, David Rankin:

"Although this wave of research looked only at the USA
and UK, we believe that the greatest revenue opportunities in 2013-15
for an Apple TV set are clustered in the 'home territories' of Apple's
TV competitors - i.e. Japan, Korea and China. We're excited at the prospect of measuring that potential and the impact that success will have on Apple's share price."

Consumers were asked which features they felt an Apple TV set would
be equipped with: The top anticipated feature for potential customers of
the unconfirmed Apple TV set is similar for both countries, which is
the ability to connect to the internet (73% in the US & 75% in the
UK). The other top features selected by potential US customers were
running apps on TV (44%) and the ability to synchronise automatically
with other Apple devices (41%). For the UK market the other two main
features expected were the ability to synchronise automatically with
other Apple devices (47%) and for the device to be 3D enabled (41%).

This survey is the latest in a series by KAE conducted to assess
Apple's potential to extend into new categories. To view previous
research please visit here.